Put the Board on Your Agenda

Today at 1 pm the EE HOA Board will hold a special meeting at the Ramada to discuss the Asset Study Report and its implications for planning for the future of EE. 

EE's HOA Board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting Monday, March 17 at 1 pm at the Ramada. Draft minutes of the February 17th Board Meeting are now posted on our website, esperanzaestates.net. 

Enhancement Meets Today 

The EE Enhancement Team meets today at the Ramada.  Be there at 10 am to join the team.  It's a great way to get involved in EE activities.

The Big Wedding
This week's Wednesday movie at the Ramada is The Big Wedding staring Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl and Diane Keaton.  A long-divorced couple feigns years of wedded bliss to please a special guest at their son's nuptials: his birth mother. As the hoax spins out of control among family and friends, it leaves behind a poignant and funny tale about the ties that bind.  Show time is 7:00 p.m. and a $2.00 donation to the Arts Club is appreciated. 

Ceiling Tile Help Needed
Our hard working volunteers will be working to finish up the remaining details of the Ramada acoustical ceiling installation on Wednesday, March 12. Any volunteer help will be appreciated.

Color Me Recap
When we last left our heroine, Donna Shay, she'd assisted in assigning color palettes to the Home Décor participants.  Further enlightenment follows Tuesday, March 18 at 10 am in the Ramada.

Book Club to Meet 

The regularly scheduled meeting of the EE Book Club is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18 at 2 pm.  This month's book is And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseni. You may still have time to read it. Or, if you prefer, you can get started on next month's selection, Going Back to Bisbee by Richard Shelton. 

Yee-haw

Dust off your best overalls and gingham and come on down to a good ol' fashion Country Hoe Down on Wednesday, March 19th, starting at 4:30.  Think country, folks, complete with your corn cob pipe and hay in your hair. Country music will have your toes tappin' and your hands clappin'. For $8, you get a pulled pork sandwich with your choice of sauces, baked beans, cole slaw, beverage and dessert. All homemade by our own Hospitality Committee. If you have country style decoration to lend for the festivities, contact Marla Ries at 360-708-0855. 

Recent Record Crowds Require Roasters
Do you have a huge roaster hiding way back in the pantry or out in the shed? EE's next hospitality event, the Pulled Pork Hoe Down, reveals our need for a couple of BIG electric roasters.  These would be very useful for keeping a variety of foods warm. If you'd like to donate a roaster that's taking up space and gathering dust, or if you'd like to purchase and donate one, or if you'd be willing to loan one,  please contact Marla Ries at 360-708-0855 or gvmarlaries@gmail.com.

Do Not Miss DoNuts 

Coffee and Donuts will be on the breakfast menu at the Ramada Wednesday, March 19th at 8:30 am. The Cookes and the Millers will be doing the brewing and baking once again. 

Generous Contributors
Thank you, thank you, thank you to Charlie and Donna Watt, Mary and Dean Hess, Eileen and Dick Vincent, Marilyn and Leon Meyer and Wayne and Roberta Bower for their recent donations to the Gardeners. The funds will be put to great use in enhancing our parks.  If you would like to make a donation, contact Bill Berdine at 344-7301. 

Waterers Wanted
Summer will be here sooner than you think, and the Gardeners are looking for volunteers to water the plants in our parks. The fun part is you get to drive Tillie the lawn tractor while watering.  It's a very enjoyable and rewarding activity, and is critical to the survival of all those beautiful plants the Gardeners added to the parks.  Call Bill Berdine at 344-7301 if you can help out.

Got Sausage?
If you haven't placed your order for Optimists sausages yet, be sure to call Terry Shay at 815-690-6178 or Kevin Welsh at 231-838-6851 by Sunday, March 16.

Are You Enclosing Your Garage?
Jim Lindberg is trying to contact the person who spoke to him at the last board meeting about enclosing a garage.  If you are that person, please call Jim at 777-4972. He has good news for you.

Congratulations to the EE Golf Team
The intrepid team from EE finished second in the GVC tournament at Quail Creek on Saturday.  Players were Dave Sielken, Jim Copeland, Don Bjorkman (an EE alum) and Joe McCalpin.

Another Adventure
The EE Adventure Group is gearing up for its next adventure, so mark your calendar for Thursday, April 3.  We'll be heading to the Tucson Museum of Art for our own private tour with our resident docent Linda Hoy. You can read about Linda and her docency in the February Periodico.  Contact Cynthia Surprise at cjsurprise@verizon.net to sign up for this fine art adventure.